kahe jiya dole ho kaha nahi jaye
kaha nahi jaye ho kaha nahi jaye
kahe jiya dole ho kaha nahi jaye

jamuna ke par more pee ki nagariya pee ki nagariya
kaise bitau haye bali umariya bali umariya
huk uthe man me to raha nahi jaye
kaha nahi jaye ho raha nahi jaye
huk uthe man me to raha nahi jaye

jiwan ko bhaye more bachpan ka sangna
bachpan ka sangna pee pee papiha bole
jab more angana jab more angana
bol mose bairi ka saha nahi jaye
saha nahi jaye ho saha nahi jaye
bol mose bairi ka saha nahi jaye

sagar me dol rahi hariday ki naiya hariday ki naiya
dil jhum jhum kahe aaja khivaiya aaja khivaiya
unchi unchi lehro me baha nahi jaye
baha nahi jaye ho baha nahi jaye
unchi unchi lehro me baha nahi jaye

Why does the heart tremble, words won't come?
Words won't come, they won't come.
Why does the heart tremble, words won't come?
Across the Yamuna, my love's city,
My love's city.

How can I tell, oh, my young life,
My young life?
A cry rises in my heart, I can't stay,
Words won't come, I can't stay.
A cry rises in my heart, I can't stay.

My childhood's courtyard delights my life,
Childhood's companion. The cuckoo sings,
When in my courtyard, when in my courtyard.
The enemy's words, I cannot bear them,
I can't bear them, no, I can't bear them.
The enemy's words, I cannot bear them.

My heart's boat is tossed on the ocean,
On the ocean.
The heart dances and says, come, oar, come, oar,
In the high waves, I can't be carried away,
Carried away, no, carried away,
In the high waves, I can't be carried away.